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and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. maryland, it's time. time for marriage equality. question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? . >>> ad toeler that fell in a exhibit at the zoo. it happened over the weekend. they were not sure if he died from the mauling or the fall. the results were not made public. the zoo's director said the medical examiner told her the mauling killed the boy. staffers eventually got all of the dogs away from the child, except for one and they ended up shotting it. >>> a hearing is underway for the soldier accused for a mass murder in afghanistan. the
and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. maryland, it's time. time for marriage equality. question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming...
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president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> today the team had a chance to set a new record. lindsay murphy is here with how the nats fared. >> that record you're talking about is total wins, the best any nats team has done was 84 wins, their first in 2005. today they had a chance to make it 82 and counting against the cubs. and the nationals scored 31 runs the last 4 games. bottom 3, no score. adam la roach greets jeff samarba with a towering shot to right. it reaches the second deck. that's the 25th of the year. nats in front 1-0. move to bottom of the 8th. bryce harper on 1st and zimmerman with a base hit down the line. harper is off of 1st. turn on the jets, ground 0th and will score without a throw. they score their 82nd win of the season, setting a new record for the most wins since the team arrived in d.c.
president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> today the team had a chance to set a new record. lindsay murphy is here with how the nats fared. >> that record you're talking about is total wins, the best any...
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this exhibit is designed not to glorify crime but to educate the public. >> this particular collection tells a unique story and complete story about how law enforcement investigates crimes. >> and how that can lead to a conviction in court. >> the good guys won. >> reporter: in maryland, beth parker, fox five news. >> facebook friends what they remember about the sniper attacks. caroline wrote i remember how scared people were when they had to pump their gas or walk into a parking lot to get to the grocery store. none of us walked in a straight line then. cindy was six months pregnant and wrote my husband received a portable tv for christmas, and i carried it in the car at all times that way i kept track of their movement and put me in the opposite direction. and another said i would get gas near my work or go to a station where someone could pump their gas for me -- the gas for me. i was terrified something would happen to me and i shopped around for bulletproof guests -- vests. we thank you for your comments. i. the random attacks have the entire d.c. region living in fear, even repo
this exhibit is designed not to glorify crime but to educate the public. >> this particular collection tells a unique story and complete story about how law enforcement investigates crimes. >> and how that can lead to a conviction in court. >> the good guys won. >> reporter: in maryland, beth parker, fox five news. >> facebook friends what they remember about the sniper attacks. caroline wrote i remember how scared people were when they had to pump their gas or...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> redskins hope the kicking problems don't continue on sunday and they brought in a new kicker. let's talk about the state of the skins and doing some double duty today, aren't you? >> we sure are and we'll give you an update from inside the stadium? just a -- just a moment. rg3 continues his road to recovery. looks good, felt good and takes about 85 to 90s for of the practice snaps on thursday and took less today, 75 to 80% and you mentioned the new kicker, they signed him a few days ago. he was named the nation's best college kicker in 2009. he was at ucla. the pro career is yet to blossom and spent 2011 on injured reserve with the dallas cowboys and spent the summer in training camp wi
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education, to want the very best public education system for your children.e. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this week's "wednesday's child" is an extremely bright and engaging 11-year-old who made quite an impression on barbara harrison when she met him. >> she said there's just something special about sur. he's very smart, very polite and just an all-around nice guy. the first time we ran his story, we think the right family just didn't happen to be watching. >> on a recent visit to the national zoo, 11-year-old sur wanted to head straight for the small mammal exhibit. our first stop was the golden lion tam rans, while fascinating to watch,
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causing all this stuff we as a community are working together at this moment, at this tough moment to educate. and all the fellow americans, we are citizens of this country, where we are really integral part of this american fabric and we are working hard to make our living. >> the sikh religion i believe is the fifth largest in the world, explain your principles because many people, seem to mistake them for the terrorist -- muslim terrorists who destroyed, you know, who hit us on 9/11 explain the differences. >> well, the independent religion started 500 years ago the founder, preached a very simple religion, believe in one god and connecting a deep devotion and direct connection with god, and second is to work and live by honest means, and the third one is to share your blessings with the underprivileged, in society. so it is a very balanced approach, to life, and standing up for justice standing up for other people who are suffering in this society is a hallmark of this religion. and the turban it is a symbol of freedom, sovereignty and love and justice and standing up for other people. >>
causing all this stuff we as a community are working together at this moment, at this tough moment to educate. and all the fellow americans, we are citizens of this country, where we are really integral part of this american fabric and we are working hard to make our living. >> the sikh religion i believe is the fifth largest in the world, explain your principles because many people, seem to mistake them for the terrorist -- muslim terrorists who destroyed, you know, who hit us on 9/11...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. dit's just that simple, i mean, needit's a no brainer.and. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over
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we sit down with you and help educate you about what you can do about the numbers. if you need to, we'll have help you with someone taking care of the problem into the future. >> what will you be physically look at? jot finger stick. we get a drop of blood and that gives us your blood sugar and cholesterol. we get your blood pressure and look at your waste size and weight. and they help predict most of the major things driving ageing and you mentioned 1,000 people were ambitious. we can go through 1,000 people in the day and doing it with great success. sometimes, unfortunately, some emergencies and some folks to the hospital quickly. usually, that is a calm, thoughtful conversation and have some more day iss before we get there and that is going to be fun. >> what will do you with the information you gather? >> we tabulate -- and give the city a report card. part of the reason we do the physicals, is not to help them come by and to learn about their bodies, understand what is going on. oftentimes, they're wonderful people who are leaders in the town and who want to
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were you just hoping to educate people? what were you hoping to get from your findings in. >> essentially, we were hoping to inform the e lie detector rat and more often than not, people are not informed on the facts of the given policy and to be informed on them would make them a better voter for the upcoming election and vote for the river end up in november . >> voters will decide and thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> president obama spent a second day in colorado trying to woo voters there. he won the state four years ago and is trailing mitt romney, according to recent polling. mr. obama is focusing on women sleeters and talking about -- women voters and talking about their healthcare provisions and the law and the economy. romney accused the president's campaign of going too far with the personal attacks. >> the various fact checkers look at the charges in the obama ads and they say they're wrong and accurate and keeps on running them. >> romney's gearing up for a four-day swing state bus tour that
were you just hoping to educate people? what were you hoping to get from your findings in. >> essentially, we were hoping to inform the e lie detector rat and more often than not, people are not informed on the facts of the given policy and to be informed on them would make them a better voter for the upcoming election and vote for the river end up in november . >> voters will decide and thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> president obama spent a...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> the nationwide meningitis outbreak is growing. maryland officials identified two more people infected after receiving a inject, bringing the total now to 5. the death toll from the outbreak is up to 8 and health officials report 105 confirmed cases in 9 states. fox'
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and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this week is lead poisoning prevention week. health officials and organizations working to help children and parents are trying to get the word out and if you think your family isn't affected, get ready for an eye opener from our next guest. ruth ann norton is the executive director of the coalition to prevent child lead poisoning. new guidance from the cdc have are dramatically increased the number of children being diagnosed with lead poisoning. >> they have. in fact, the new guidelines claims there's absolutely no safe lead per child at all. we previously told the families with kids with level 10 or below 10 were fine. we know there are now 442,000 cases and the united states because of the new guidelines and over 600 a year here in d.c. >> so even a small amount of lead exposure could be associated with say learning difficulties? >> equivalent three granules of sugar of leaded dust whi
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. >> i think she's right that education is important and i don't encourage people to dripping soda and neither does my group, but mayor bloomberg is supporting national donut day tomorrow and has a problem related to that. one doughnut has as much sugar in it, calories, as a 32-ounce soda and i think -- judge we need to get priorities. >> he needs to get the priorities straight. >> there you go, the founder of keep food legal and from the national dietishian association, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >>> old people smell, you heard that? old studies suggest grandma doesn't smell bad after all. researchers collected body odor samples from people in three different age groups. the second group was asked to smell the samples and identify which came from the older group. turns out the body odors from older people are less intense than those of middle age or younger people. all i can hear new is me grandmother watching the story saying shawn marie, what are you talking about? y told you so, shawn marie. >> oh, all right. i didn't write the story or come up the with the study. i wa
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money will go to education. and the way this works is the money does go in to an edge, all of the money from the state goes into an education trust funds. the formulas are set by law and, basically, the general assembly could give less general fund money, if it wants it. >> replace it. >> through the, you know, take the money from one pot and put it in the other. if you're not necessarily, not necessarily going to have a net increase in educational funding because of this. >> "the washington post" has polls out on same-sex marriage and dream act questions on the maryland ballot. can you see the results from that poll and watch our entire interview on www.myfoxdc.com. click on mornings. >>> next at 5, a warning about a popular halloween costume item and new details of a meningitis outbreak. what federal officials are confirming. confirming. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner
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and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 2800 outages so far. pep key said it's ready to deal with the monster storm regardless. >> they called it an unprecedented storm. they say it may be a while before they get that power rerestored. >> it may
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but no one got out of line to help him. >>> tonight in education nation, there's no such thing as one size fits all learning in one fairfax county classroom. a teacher there believes in focusing more on individual students than standardized testing. richard jordan reports the teacher developed a system to help kids learn at their own pace. >> each of your texts are going to be different. you have different topics. >> reporter: wes vaughn sees each student as an individual. he uses this device for a single student in his class who is hearing impaired. he recognizes each of his students has different needs. in the classroom, and out. vaughn coaches cheerleading after school at fairfax high. the team has gone to the state finals six times. but standing at the head of the class can be just as exhausting. >> it often feels like a juggling match, that you're coming in, and you're thinking, what am i going to have to do today to get these kids pumped up. >> reporter: vaughn uses a specialized teaching strategy. the students range from a second grade to eighth grade reading level. each takes
but no one got out of line to help him. >>> tonight in education nation, there's no such thing as one size fits all learning in one fairfax county classroom. a teacher there believes in focusing more on individual students than standardized testing. richard jordan reports the teacher developed a system to help kids learn at their own pace. >> each of your texts are going to be different. you have different topics. >> reporter: wes vaughn sees each student as an individual....
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and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> two more members of a violent group police say were attacking people on d.c. streets have been arrested. a total of five young men have been connected to nine robberies and meeting -- beatings and there could be more. one, you're going to remember the most one. and near the eastern market in august. it left them in a coma. matt ackland is live with more on these arrests. matt? >> reporter: well, these two new suspects we're learning about have not been connected to the tc masselin beating on capitol hill. police say they were involved in other crimes with the three male suspects who did take part in the beating. right now, specials have linked the five suspects to nine violent robberies and there could be more. it was a brutal crime. tc masselin was found unconscious block away from his home after he was beaten and robbed of his phone. not long after that, casey adams was beaten and robb
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as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. but he's really creating debt. the facts are clear. obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> a major crash on route 3 in maryland put 11 people in the hospital. it happened about 7:30 in morning in crofton, in anne arundel county. it involved seven cars and closed the road in both directions. sky fox overhead and about an hour later, traffic was barbie let -- barely getting by. injuries were minor and no word on what caused the crash. >>> this is another accident. three people were flown to local hospitals, including two children after the crash here in clarksburg. it happen
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they take comfort that the shooting helped educate the world about their religion. earlier this month, six people were killed and many hurt when page opened fire in the temple during a sunday prayer service. >>> in colorado, a court hearing is underway that could provide prosecutors now information about james holmes. the prosecutorsd can the judge to release his university records. defense lawyers are trying to block the request saying the records are private. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 in a movie theatre last month. >>> and speaking of killers, still ahead tonight, the man who shot and killed john lennon begs a parole board for mercy. >>> and why zimmerman's lawyer is shutting down his client's facebook page. we'll be right back. right bac bye, mom! we're here! these days, hey, girls! nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minute clinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections, with no appointment necessary, so you can f
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> the sikh community in wisconsin is hoping goodwill will come from the senseless attack that left six people dead at one of the temples. craig bosswell is live with the latest. craig? >> reporter: shawn, good evening to you. the sikh temple remains cl
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was...
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as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >> americans open their wallets a little wider last month. in fact positive numbers from the commerce department shows retail spending is up. so what exactly are people buying and what does it all mean for our economic outlook? laura evans is here with more. >> reporter: well, shawn, retail sales in the u.s. jumped 1.1% in september. sales rose in most category but the biggest industry was electronics, like the ipad and the new iphone 5. but some economists are saying don't be too quick to celebrate
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here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> a massive water main break has been disrupting traffic along wisconsin avenue in bethesda today. take a look. sky fox high above the scene this morning. crews were of placing a water main in front of a high-rise discovered, the condo's parking garage was flooded. bob barnard is on the scene with more. i hear you have wild pictures with the flooding? >> reporter: we do, shawn. this was fresh, not saltwater that caused so many problems in new york and new jersey, but
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>>> there is a movement underway to close educate congress on women's health and reproductive issues. several women's organizations are sending a book to every member of congress. the group said there are basic issues that congress doesn't seem to understand and joining us now is cindy pearson, the executive director of the national women's health network. thank you for being with us tonight. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: members -- . >> members say many politicians don't understand reproductive issues. what do they not understand? >> we have seen glaring examples in this election cycle. candidates have falsely implied a woman can't get pregnant after being raped, state legislator have confused the day of the last period with the day of concession. we're seeing examples where people seem to have missed their basic sex ed junior biology class in high school, and we feel it's important for the policymakers to be brought up to speed and this is the perfect one. >> you talked about the legitimate rape and having to shut down the whole thing. was it that comment in particular that prompt
>>> there is a movement underway to close educate congress on women's health and reproductive issues. several women's organizations are sending a book to every member of congress. the group said there are basic issues that congress doesn't seem to understand and joining us now is cindy pearson, the executive director of the national women's health network. thank you for being with us tonight. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: members -- . >> members say many politicians...
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four courses from umd will soon be offered in an online education site. maryland is one of 33 colleges that has joined this consortium, including the university of virginia and johns hopkins. school officials warn that completing the courses online will not earn credit at the university of maryland. >>> the victims of financier bernie madoff have money coming their way. the man overseeing the liquidation of madoff's firm said he has sent $2.5 billion to madoff's former clients. the average payment is about $2 million. the trustee recovered about $9 billion, but says thousands of investors lost more than $17 billion in madoff's ponzi scheme. madoff is serving a 150-year prison term. >>> straight ahead, at 5:00, a special event more than a year in the making on national p.o.w./m.i.a. recognition day. >>> these participants take us inside a new haunted house in montgomery county, as it gets set to open. >>> all right. listen to this. temperatures in the 80s. severe weather. temperatures in the 30s. is that enough for you to >>> the iphone 5 finally arrived t
four courses from umd will soon be offered in an online education site. maryland is one of 33 colleges that has joined this consortium, including the university of virginia and johns hopkins. school officials warn that completing the courses online will not earn credit at the university of maryland. >>> the victims of financier bernie madoff have money coming their way. the man overseeing the liquidation of madoff's firm said he has sent $2.5 billion to madoff's former clients. the...
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president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. . >>> tonight is congressman paul ryan's night at the republican national convention. the candidate will give a speech in primetime and most of what americans know about ryan resolves around his tough budget proposal and mark plotkin is live tonight in and good to see you and this recent
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. >> reporter: udc employees, overall, make less than other educators in the washington area. and to attract and retain good educators, it requires good pay. >> and we're fulling -- pulling from the same talent pool. you have to recruit the same kind and they have that competition. >> reporter: the plan still has to be approved by the council and mayor. the mayor won't rule out a one- time payment to help udc turn things around. >> and sometimes you may have to get an investment to get you where you have to get to. >> reporter: and the salary study will be done by the end of the year and he would not give an exact figure of how many employees could lose the jobs and the report points out that the plan could bring legal action from those who don't like it, will? >> i know you will stay on this for us, matt, thank you. >> uh-huh. >>> controversial ads went up in 10 subway systems last week. aspect islamic blogger pamela gellar sued to force the transportation authority to put the ads up and wants to do the same thing in d.c.'s metro stations. we'll find out what the judge's deci
. >> reporter: udc employees, overall, make less than other educators in the washington area. and to attract and retain good educators, it requires good pay. >> and we're fulling -- pulling from the same talent pool. you have to recruit the same kind and they have that competition. >> reporter: the plan still has to be approved by the council and mayor. the mayor won't rule out a one- time payment to help udc turn things around. >> and sometimes you may have to get an...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? . >>> virginia health officials say there are 24 reported cases of suspected fungal meningitis in the state. one deadly. the saintd -- tainted steroids product linked to the illnesses
but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but...
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president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> tonight, we're hearing the 911 call from a woman woman whose car got stuck. >> something up on a bunch of cars and -- i am so scared. >> i know you're scared. calm down. >> and that happened a week ago in missouri. after 60 miles, she got it to stop by lifting up the accelerator and pushing on the brake at the same time. >>> and. >>> france's archbishop elect is -- they arrested him at a checkpoint early saturday morning and arrested him and he issued an apology saying he brought disgrace and shame on him to follow the church. the rukept archbishop is retiring in october. the arrest is not likely to derail his promotion. >>> mitt romney arrived in atlanta and so have some former opponents. find out if they'll throw their support behind the nominee. >>> and romney is p
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property and sales tax because of the recession and that continues to rise and community labor and education groups fight the program. other options may include increasing the property tax rate and passing a statewide bag tax and expanding gambling in the state. christopher summers, president of the maryland public policy institute s concerned that bammancing the budget will hurt the state's economy. >> and made maryland less competitive economically to the neighboring states. i think that maryland taxpayers are going to feel the brunt of that for decades. if they do not reverse course. >> reporter: the state will have to cut spending or borrow more money and will be out of options soon. some lawmakers think the budget can be balanced without the stacks increases. state house watch expects governor o'malley to push for leg allegation legislation, tax credits for wind farm and same- sex marriage. laura? >> melanie, thank you. >>> the naacp is pushing maryland lawmakers to abolish the death penalty. the group spent the morning highlighting the racial disparitys and leads to false convictions a
property and sales tax because of the recession and that continues to rise and community labor and education groups fight the program. other options may include increasing the property tax rate and passing a statewide bag tax and expanding gambling in the state. christopher summers, president of the maryland public policy institute s concerned that bammancing the budget will hurt the state's economy. >> and made maryland less competitive economically to the neighboring states. i think...
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as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. >>> people against gay marriage in maryland are using the suspension of an administration official at gallaudet university to promote their side of the issue and they're doing it with a new tv ad. that commercial is drawing fire from both the university ands suspended employee's lawyer. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: angela mccaskill has been an administrator at gallaudet for 23 years. the chief diverse officer at the d.c.-based college was suspended from her job for signing a petition that will allow maryland voters to decide whether to afirm the legislator's decision to legalize gay marriage. to her surprise, she's the star of a tv ad by a group oppose error-- opposed to gay marriage. this is part of the commercial. >> reporter: dr -- . >> dr. angela mccaskill is an official at gallaudet university. she signed a pension putting question six on the ballot and was suspended by her job. she's not alone. people who
as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. >>> people against gay marriage in maryland are using the suspension of an administration official at gallaudet university to promote their side of the issue and they're doing it with a new tv ad. that commercial is drawing fire from both the university ands suspended employee's lawyer. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: angela mccaskill has been an...
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. >> we would not be given the kind of education to all of our students. we would prepare them to work and it would be a setback for our students and society. >> reporter: howard said diversity benefits all students but chief justice john roberts wanted to hon on you the -- know how the university would determine when it had, quote, a krill critical mass of diversity on campus. us judgeis kennedy could be a key swing vote appearing skeptical telling the texas delegation what you're saying is what counts is race above all. >> justice sodermayer said fisher's lawyer wants to, quote, gut the law. a decision in the fisher- university of texas case is not expected until spring. back to you. >> and thank you. >>>a panel of judges upheld south carolina's voter identification law requiring those who want to vote in the state to show one of five types of photo i.d. the state can't enforce the law until 2013 and federal judges ruled there is not enough time to put the law intoak. >>> and ohio getting a lot of attention this week and right notice, the buckeye state i
. >> we would not be given the kind of education to all of our students. we would prepare them to work and it would be a setback for our students and society. >> reporter: howard said diversity benefits all students but chief justice john roberts wanted to hon on you the -- know how the university would determine when it had, quote, a krill critical mass of diversity on campus. us judgeis kennedy could be a key swing vote appearing skeptical telling the texas delegation what you're...
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president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> roger clemons returning to the pitcher's mound last week. he pitched for the sugarland skaters. the first return to the game since leaving the majors in 2007. he will start a week from tomorrow. earlier, he was acquitted of charges and lying to congress when he denied using prancing drugs. >>> -- performance-enhancing drugs. >>> in a new hours, mitt romney will accept his party's nomination. we'll go live to tampa where preparations are currently underway for tonight's finale. >> and a chance perceived by some as racist interrupts the speaker at the rnc. it appears this viral video is not as it seems. >> and a lot of people are not tuning in to the rnc, including michelle obama. why the first lady said she is not watching. t watching. i'm barack obama and i app
president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> roger clemons returning to the pitcher's mound last week. he pitched for the sugarland skaters. the first return to the game since leaving the majors in 2007. he...
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find out how exactly our moneys are being spent and make sure that we work together with the board of education, the county executive, and the administration to ensure that we're getting maximum bang for our buck. >> reporter: sources say the school's cfo and chief legal counsel were fired during the school board's executive session because they approved the severance despite the board's warnings. a spokesman released a statement saying in part, the board is taking this matter very seriously. any abuse in complying with the board's directives, policies and procedures will not be tolera d tolerated. a source close to this investigation says that when you add up that six-figure payout, that shilling received last week, she's looking at a total of more than $170,000 in total compensation, more than the superintendent. now, why that happened, they're going to have to investigate and figure it all out. but i'm told by sources that they want to try to get that money back. coming back at 6:00, these two firings leave holes in the system's top level of administration. what are they doing about it. we'l
find out how exactly our moneys are being spent and make sure that we work together with the board of education, the county executive, and the administration to ensure that we're getting maximum bang for our buck. >> reporter: sources say the school's cfo and chief legal counsel were fired during the school board's executive session because they approved the severance despite the board's warnings. a spokesman released a statement saying in part, the board is taking this matter very...
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> chick-fil-a appreciation day turned out to be a record- setter. long lines were seen outside at locations across the country yesterday. people were showing support for chick-fil-a whose president said he opposed gay marriage. the chain is donating millions of dollars to groups that work against gay rights. chick-fil-a would not say how much money it made yesterday but confirmd it was a record- setting day. not the first company to mix business and religion. top executives talk openly about their beliefs. norm miller from interstate batteries discusses his faith at length on the website. hobby lobby sited commitment to honoring the marriage and in and out burger prints john 316 on bottom of all of its cups. >> it has nothing to do with religion but small business owners are finding it tougher and tougher to turn a profit these da
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> chick-fil-a appreciation day turned out to be a record- setter. long lines were seen outside at locations across the country yesterday. people were showing support for chick-fil-a whose president said he opposed gay marriage. the...
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the museum president hopes it will educate all who come to see it. >> we have what is an exciting artifact for kids to come and if we -- if we can excite them, maybe they will be the researchers and scientists and engineers and that makes us happy. >> reporter: the enterprise is on display starting july 19th. and in new york, laura ingalls, fox news. >>> following breaks news, the pictures coming here. in montgomery county fire department on the scene here and there is a fire at this house and can you see a hole there in the roof and several hoses around there, obviously. the montgomery county fire department is on the scene and this is an active investigation, an active working fire situation right now. there was fire showing from the house earlier and that looks like, appears they have gotten this under control. can you see all of the fire equipment there blocking that street right there. no word on injuries right now. they're looking for the cause. again, this is in the 900 block of veers mill road in montgomery county in rockville. specifically and we'll continue to stay on top of this
the museum president hopes it will educate all who come to see it. >> we have what is an exciting artifact for kids to come and if we -- if we can excite them, maybe they will be the researchers and scientists and engineers and that makes us happy. >> reporter: the enterprise is on display starting july 19th. and in new york, laura ingalls, fox news. >>> following breaks news, the pictures coming here. in montgomery county fire department on the scene here and there is a...
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and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> we have a traffic alert about the brand now express lanes on the virginia beltway. they will open as early as november 17th. there are two new lanes in each direction along that 14-mile corridor from the spring feel interchange to north of the dulles toll road. you will need an ez pass to use the lanes. carpeelers will need a special ez pass transponder to use the toll lanes for free. >>> a maryland man is dead after a crash on the beltway near college park this morning. it happened on the outer loop before 5:30. the delays lasted for hours as police investigated and crews cleaned up. investigators say 44-year-old qwame aban was killed after his car was hit by a truck. he stopped in the road after being involved in a fender bender. >>> metro is getting back on track after super storm sandy. the transit agency is operating on a normal weekday schedule today. metro will shut down all day m
and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> we have a traffic alert about the brand now express lanes on the virginia beltway. they will open as early as november 17th. there are two new lanes in each direction along that 14-mile corridor from the spring feel interchange to north of the dulles toll road. you will need an ez pass to use the lanes. carpeelers...
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and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. . >>> police made an arrest in the kidnapping and killing of a colorado girl. 17-year-old austin sig was arrested last night after police got a tip that led them to his home. he lives about a mile from the home of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway and she disappeared at the beginning of october. jessica's abduction was linked to the attempted abduction of a 22-year-old woman who was jogging in may and sig will be charged in both cases. >>> two teenage brothers charged with killing a 12-year- old girl in new jersey left behind a trail of evidence in their home and online and they asked her to come to their house on saturday and stole her bicycle, strangled her, and dumped her body in a recycling bin. the boy's mother tipped off police when show found a disturbing facebook on one of the son's accounts and authorities have not disclosed their names but prosecutors are trying to get them tried as adul
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>> i think he's, he falls in line with the whole obama administration with good education, liberal rights, that sort of thing. simply. >> you're solid for both? >> again, this seems to be solid for tame cane -- tell cane and that is a tiny snapshot. sean? >> and we have a long night ahead of us. >>> from the democratic candidate to the republican contender now, we are live in richmond covering george allen's run for the senate. fox 5s bob barnard is live with the -- at the omni hotel where former senator allen is hoping to get a seat on capitol hill again, bob. >> reporter: we're outside of the hotel ball room where george allen is hosting his victory party tonight. the omni hotel in downtown richmond and the candidate is visiting with voters at a polling place. he joined hundreds of others up early and casting ballots. this hotly contested race is nearly two years in the making and allen and his wife voting in a table, not a booth and he hopes to reclaim the u.s. senate seat he lost in 2006. the latest poll shows allen behind tim kaine but he's confident and is glad election day is here.
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and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. >>> new concerns tonight about monster energy drink products. the fda says five people have died over the past three years after drinking monster energy. the incident reports were recently obtained under the freedom of information act by the mother of a 14-year-old maryland girl who died back in december from a heart arrhythmia after drinking two cans of monster energy in a 24 hour period. >> she was gasping for air. i mean it was just -- she was making these awful noises. and i checked, she had no pulse and her heart was still beating. got her on the floor. and her heart had stopped and i -- started cpr. >> mrs. crosslynn wants to make sure that energy drinks are regulated by the fda just like soda is regulated by the fda. just like no doz pills are regulated by the fda and we also believe that energy drinks need much better warnings on them. >> a monster energy spokesperson said last week i
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he said it is the education in america that makes dreams come true. >> let's face it. a mixed kid from hawaii, born to a single mom, is not likely to become president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ] >> but in america it can happen because of education. because somebody gave me an opportunity. >> colorado is a major swing state but seems to be swinging closer to the president. the first poll of colorado voters since the democratic convention shows president obama with a 5 point lead. >> pennsylvania supreme court continued to hear arguments over the voter i.d. law. at issue, whether it should take affect by the time of nember elections. and protestors hit the streets to rally against the new legislation. it requires pennsylvania residents to show a valid photo i.d. before voting. the judge will decide before september. >> there was an effort to try to bring down unemployment numbers. ben bernanke announced they will keep the rates super low through 2014 and spend $20 million a month to buy mort securities. they are also prepared to try other measures if
he said it is the education in america that makes dreams come true. >> let's face it. a mixed kid from hawaii, born to a single mom, is not likely to become president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ] >> but in america it can happen because of education. because somebody gave me an opportunity. >> colorado is a major swing state but seems to be swinging closer to the president. the first poll of colorado voters since the democratic convention shows president...
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they educating criminals to earn college credit. the judged to give them the skills they need to stay out of trouble and beth parker has more on a look at the new program. >> connected by the railroads. >> reporter: a crisp necktie, shiny shoes. >> the death toll from the civil war, 600,000. >> reporter: a professor lecturing about history. they not free to go at the end of class they are inmates at the the alexandrea adult detention center, the jail. >> they always tell you education is the key to success. i never believed that and have been a knucklehead and done my own thing. >> reporter: that, shi kim clark said, is how she ended up in jail this time for larceny and is studying african- american history, a new partnership between the alexandrea sheriff's office and northern virginia community college. dr. jim mcclellan is her dean of liberal arts. >> and we believe everyone should have an opportunity to reach his or her potential. >> reporter: he said they good students. >> they a captive oddence and do their -- audience and do
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> debate over same-sex marriage put chick filet at the center of the controversy. the restaurant chain has become the targets of criticism after the ceo announced he supports the biblical definition of marriage between a man and a woman. today, chick filet can made a -- fans made a nationwide day of support. >> reporter: it was spearheaded by former arkansas governor and one-time republican presidential candidate mike huckaby. the event was an answer, of sorts, to recent rallies denying its financial support of groups that oppose gay marriage. at the chick filet in downtown silver spring, there were stead lines most of the day. several customers told us they made several trips specifically there to support the company. the turnout was larger in places like georgia where drive- thru lines snaked around the building. officials fr
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> debate over same-sex marriage put chick filet at the center of the controversy. the restaurant chain has become the targets of criticism after the ceo announced he supports the biblical definition of marriage between a man and...